CC accuses the San Bartolomé City Council of subjecting municipal sports "to total abandonment"

“They have our clubs with a noose around their necks, without money, with third-world facilities, deficient and unsafe and without any consideration for the social work they do,” denounces David Rocío

September 7 2021 (06:48 WEST)
CC Visit to Sports Clubs in San Bartolomé
CC Visit to Sports Clubs in San Bartolomé

The Coalition Canaria Group in the San Bartolomé City Council has denounced "the situation of abandonment that municipal sports are experiencing due to the lack of interest and management of the socialist government led by Alexis Tejera."

According to the nationalist spokesperson, David Rocío, after the start of the visits made by his group to the different sports entities, which will continue throughout this week, the impression is one of "true unease" after what they have been told. "If last year it was difficult for them to start the activity until CC prevailed at the island table for the facilities to be opened, now their continuity is in doubt,” he points out.

Rocío regrets that "not even the summer has been used to improve the facilities or for the different clubs to recover training and lost activity." “This will mean that, for example, the Zonzamas handball club, the only island reference in the highest category of handball present, unfortunately and not through their fault, a shameful image in the national and international territory,” he points out.

The nationalists speak of "third-world changing rooms and a deficient and unsafe court." "While before it was all photos accompanying them on their trips and videos documenting the achievement of our champions together with the politicians, today they forget the promises and needs that this category demands. What should be a source of pride and a celebration for the municipality, as well as an opportunity, has not had the necessary economic support that corresponds to them,” they indicate.

In short, according to CC "the socialist government has completely forgotten the promises and needs that this category demands." “This contempt cannot be tolerated. From Coalición Canaria we strongly denounce it and we are going to present a motion to increase the subsidy to this club. We cannot allow the mayor to consider it sufficient to take a few photos with our players, while he spends 420,00 euros a year advertising himself, forgetting about the municipality and its residents, whom he represents,” says Rocío, who considers that

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